Labyrinthine flute-worshipers Blood Ceremony released their sophomore full-length, Living with the Ancients, in early March via Rise Above/Metal Blade. The album is chock full of ’70s atmospherics and acid-forest-prog riff and flute interplay, and has justified the considerable buzz Blood Ceremony received after their 2008 self-titled debut. They made the switch from working with Billy Anderson on that album to Sanford Parker on this one, and unsurprisingly, came out of it with exactly what they were looking for. Light up your candles.

In case you haven’t yet heard the record, I was fortunate enough to receive permission to host the track “My Demon Brother” for your aural enjoyment. Check it out on the player below, and dig the quote underneath from guitarist Sean Kennedy about the song’s origins:

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“‘My Demon Brother’ is a song of invocation; it’s an entreaty to a dark spirit that doesn’t seem to want to appear.  Imagine a Hammer Horror-style black mass and you’ll have an idea of the vibe we were going for.” — Sean Kennedy

Tags: Blood Ceremony, Canada, Ontario, Rise Above, Toronto

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